Coin-actuated mechanism.



G. J. MORGAN 8. G. TILLOTSON.

COIN ACTUATED MECHANISM.

(Application filed Sept. 22, 1899.1

N0; 664,964. Pa tent ed Jan. I, l 90l.-

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No. 664,964. Patented Ian. I,' l90l.

G. J. MORGAN & G TILLOTSON. com ACTUATED MECHANISM.

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Referring more particularlyto the draw-- NITED [STATE TENT OFFICE.-

GEORGE JENKINS MoReAN AND GEORGE TILLOTSON, OF s 1PLEY,ENeLAND.

com-Ac'ruA' rEoMECHANISM.

. srncrmcnrxon formingpart of Letters Patent No. 664,964, dated January 1,19 1.

Application filed September 22,1899. sma 110 731,257. (No man.)

To all whom it may concern.- Be it known that we, GEORGE JENKINS MOR- GAN and GEORGE T-ILLOTSON, subjects of the Queen of Great Britain, residing at Shipley, in

the county of York, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in (loin- Actuated Mechanism, of which the following is a full and complete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which it 1o appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to coin actuated mechanism; and the object thereof is to pro vide a mechanism of this class whereby'vari- 011s locked devices may be freed through the initial instrumentality of a coin of suitable lowing specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which like reference characters denote like parts in the sev- ,eral views, and in which.

Figure l is a vertical section of a form of apparatus which is adapted for use in the delivery of goods in packet and in other coinfreed machinery of'the-class described. Fig. 2 is' a plan view of a detail of Fig. 1, being '35 the part of the coin-slot of the slide by which,

with the aid; of the coin, the release of the slide from the locking means is eifected. Fig. 3 is a detail face view of a pivotal coin-holder which forms a part of our improved construc- 40 tion; Fig. 4, a detail face view of a pivotal coin-support forming afurther element of our improved construction, and Fig. 5 a detail plan view of a locking-lever or trigger-arm forming a still further element of onr:im-

ings, we have shown at a a rectangular case, with the'uppersurface adapted to-form' a table or platform -for' the sliding tray or delivery 50* slide 31 to travel upon within a portion of the casing. v Thisportion of the casing has again mounted on'ita'hollow column 32, with usual Our invention is fully-disclosed in the 1501- I glass front, (not shown,) to hold the superimposed packets 83, the bottom of the column being open and communicating with a recess 34: in the slide 31, made of 'such'a depth as to be equal to the thickness ofone packet.- The slide 31 is normally kept in a closed position by means of a counterbalance-weight 35 or isassisted to close thereby, the weight bei-n g susi hook 37 and passed over a pulley 38 on the part of the casing at 39, the support 40 of the said pulley also forming a stop for the slide 3 1. This portion of the apparatus'separately consideredforms no' portion of the invention. The slide 31 is formed with a slot 10 for the passage of a properly-sized coin therethrough to the locking mechanism. This slot 10 is (20- E pended by means-of a cord 36, attached to a horn of aslide-pin 41, held in a bearing4= 2, op-

erated bya pendent or centered arm or lever g, which lever g in turn is operated by a: stud or cross-bar 43, mounted in the-slide 31-, which is pulled by a suitable handle part 44 to oper ate-the locking and delivery parts...

If the proper coin is not in 'position,.the pin or horn 22. passes across the slot in theholder f unobstructed and strikes against a tilting plate. h, hinged or centered at 24 onau arm);

'in the inside of the fixed casing centered on I a rod 28, projecting from-thecasi'ng a, adjacent to the slotted swin gpiece f, against which piece 21 lugs 25 from this tilting plate h almost come in contact. This slotted swingpiece f is at its lower end always connected or in contact with the upper end 26 of the centered'trigger-arm, the said upturned end 26 a being 'thlighter one, the otherendj being counterweighted at 27. a This; lighter end 26 presses normally upward against or seats to press against or foul a stop-piece 45 engaging a notch 46 on the under side of the deliveryslide 31. Too large a coin is prevented simply by its size from entering byfthe limited size of the slot. If too small a coin is dropped in,

' iii falls down the fixed slot 10 and through the swing-slot 17, passing between the projecting lock the delivery-slide or equivalent part by the introduction of a washer, such a fraud is prevented by reason of the pin or horn 22 being pushed through the slot of the coin-holder and through the hole in the washer unob- Shi'laGlJGd, leaving the locking means unoperate When the proper coin-say a penny-is in place in the coin-holder or swing-piece f, it is retained there by the horns 25 of the tiltingplate It until the pin or horn 22 of the stem 41, by the pressure of the operating lever or arm 9 pressing against the penny in the slot 17, presses against the slotted piece or coin-holder f and depresses the trigger-arm t' at 21. After tilting said trigger-arm 2' free of the stop 4:5 the stop l5 drops clear of the slide 31 and the parts are free for use to deliver the goods or otherwiseperform their function. As soon as the parts have been moved to a certain point, the coin, being released from its supports, falls into the coin-receptacle below. As soon as the slide is released from use, it is replaced in its closed position and the fastening parts are replaced in position ready for reuse.

We do not limit ourselves to the specific constrnction and arrangement of parts, herein specified, but reserve the right to vary the same within the scope of our invention.

Having fully described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patient ii. In an apparatus of the class described, a selective compartment 34 for the quantity being delivered, a slide 31, a latch 43, a lockingarm. g, controlling a detective bolt 41, doijper ating with a coin-holderf, and a tilting late iamou nted on and operating a counterweight-1f ed lockin g-levcrz', and a bolt or stop 45, en ag' ing a stop or recess in the delivery-slide 31.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, a coin-entrance slot, a locking-lever, a stop which said locking-lever normally engages, a pivoted member provided with a coin-receiving slotwvhich normally registers withsaid coin-entrance slot, said pivoted lnembcr'being provided with a transverse aperturewhich passes through said coin-receiving $1013, a pivoted coin-support arranged adjacent said transverseiaperture, a projectionwhich nor-' mally enters said .aperture, and means for operating said projection, substantially as shown and described.

3. In an apparatus ofithc class described, a locking-lever, a movable stopwhi ch said locking-lever normally maintains in operative position, a niovably-mou nted coin-holding memher which operates] in connection with said provided with a coin-rcr a transverse aper- 6 com locking-lever and is and edposltion, and

support arranged adjacent said movable coin holding member, and means arranged To nor mally enter said transverse aperturc,substantially as shown and described.

4. An apparatus of the class described, comprising a movable delivery-slide, a movable stop device which normally engages and locks the same, locking devices which normally maintain said stop device in engagement with said delivery-slide, a pivoted coin-holder which operates at its free end in connection with said locking devices to free said movable stop device, said coin-holder being provided with a coin-receiving slot and with a transverse slot which communicates therewith, a coin-support pivotally connected with said locking device and arranged adjacent said coin-holder and normally projecting beneath said coin-receiving slot, and-a movablymounted projection which is arranged to enter said transverse slot, said movable projection being operatively connected with said delivery-slide, substantially as shown and described,

5. An apparatus of the class described, comprising a movable delivery-slide, a movable stop device which normally engages and locks the same, locking devices which normally maintain said stop device in engagement with said delivery -'slide, a pivoted coin-holder which operates at its free end in connection with said locking devices to free said movable stop device, said coin-holder being providedwith a coin-receiving slot and with a transverse slot which communicates thercwith, a coin-support pivotally connected with said locking device and arranged adjacent said coin-holder and normally projecting beneath said coin-receiving slot, means for normally i etainin g said delivery-slide in retracta movably-mountcd projection which is arranged to enter said transverse slot, said movable projection being oper- ,atively. connected with said deliveryrslide, substantially as shown and described,

6. In an apparatus of the 'class described, a deliyery-slid'ei'fineans for normally maintaiping said delivery-slide in retracted position within the casing, a pivoted stop which is arranged to normally engage said deliveryslide and maintain the same in retracted position, a locking-leverwhich, operates in connectipn with said stop, a coin-holder pivoted withimsaid casing and provided with a coinreceivingslot which normally registers with a coin-slot in said casing, said coiif-holder being provided with a transverse slot which passes through said coin-receiving slot, a coin-support pivoted adjacent said coin-holder and normally projecting beneath the coin-receiving slot therein,.said coin-holder being arranged to engage at its lower end and operate in connection with said locking-lever, a support pivoted in saidjcasing and carrying a pi 'ection arranged to enter said transverse said coin-holder, the lastnamed supa delivery-slide, a pivoted stop which is arranged t0 normally engage said delivery-slide and maintain the same in retractedposition, a locking-lever which operates in connection with said stop, a coin-holder pivoted Within said casing and providedwith a coin-receiving slot which normally registers with a coinslot in said casing, said coin-holder being prothrough said coin-receiving slot,

videdxwith a transverse slot which passes port .pivoted adjacent said coin-holder and normally projecting beneath the coin-receiving slot therein, said coin-support being ara coin-sup- 1 ranged to engage at its lower end and operate ill-connection with said locking-lever, a v

support pivoted in said casing and carrying a projection arranged to enter said transverse slot in said coin-holder, the last-named sup port being arranged to operate in connection with said delivery-slide, shown anddescribed. F

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as ourinvention we havesigned our names, in

presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 17th day of August, 189

GEORGE JENKINS MORGAN. GEORGE TILLOTSON. Witnesses HAROLD JAMES WILLIAMS, JOHN WILLIAM BLOOMBIELD. I

substantially as 

